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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Solar Impulse 2 took off on March 9, 2015 from Abu Dhabi for the first round-the-world flight using only solar energy, a huge bet on current technology. The bid was expected to last five months, cover 35,000-kilometers (22,000 miles) and comprise 25 days of actual flying before the craft returned to the United Arab Emirates. The project was beset by delays and the plane’s total traveled distance exceeded […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Naihalal bilang house speaker ng 17th congress si Davao Del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez na ka-partido ni Pangulong Duterte sa ilalim ng partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Laban ng bayan o PDP-laban. Nakalaban ni Alvarez sa House Speakership sina Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat at Quezon Third District Rep. Danilo Suarez. Si Bagulait na piniling hindi lumahok sa Supermajority Coalition ay nakakuha ng walong boto. Habang pitong mambabatas naman ang bumoto kay Suarez.
by Jim SLATER WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant is ready for another starring role on the US Olympic team, hoping Rio heroics will relax him after a tumultuous NBA move from Oklahoma City to Golden State. The 27-year-old forward averaged 28.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists a game for the Thunder last season, leading them within one win of the NBA Finals. But in early July, Durant signed a two-year deal worth […]
NEW ERA, Quezon City (Eagle News)–Iglesia Ni Cristo(INC) Spokesman, Minister Edwil Zabala disparaged the recent move of the expelled members of the INC (supporters of Angel Manalo and Lottie Hemedez) who trooped to the vicinity of the House of Representatives in Quezon City to listen to President Rodrigo Duterte’s first State of the Nation Address and to air their allegations of oppression against the INC. Zabala said in a text message to Eagle News, “These […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — During his First State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday (July 25), President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said that he wants the validity of driver’s licenses extended from three years to five years to reduce queuing at the Land Transportation Office (LTO). He also said that that he will want queues in rail systems shortened by providing passengers with other areas such as malls to purchase tickets. The train […]
by Rebecca BRYAN LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Basketball icon Michael Jordan, long reluctant to speak out on social issues, on Monday condemned gun violence that has heightened racial tensions in America and pledged $2 million toward finding a solution. “I know this country is better than that, and I can no longer stay silent,” Jordan said in a letter released via theundefeated.com, a website backed by ESPN. It was a watershed moment for […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Renewing his call for emergency powers to alleviate Metro Manila traffic, President Rodrigo Duterte during his First State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday said that it was up to the Congress to grant what he described “the most urgent” solution to commuters’ woes. “The worsening traffic situation can be addressed if congress will also grant Emergency Powers,” Duterte said He, however, said that if the congress will […]
MANILA,Philippines July 26 — Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III said that the Department will issue a memorandum which is aimed at reducing “endo” practice by 50 percent by the end of 2016. “I plan to reduce contractualization by 50 percent by the end of 2016. Workers under “endo” or “555” receive less than the mandated minimum wage without social protection benefits such as Social Security System (SSS), Pag-ibig, and PhilHealth. Bello said the Department […]
CILACAP, Indonesia (AFP) — More foreign drug convicts could imminently face the firing squad in Indonesia after authorities said Monday they were ready to carry out a new round of executions following a hiatus. Nationals from Pakistan, Nigeria and Zimbabwe are expected to be put to death alongside Indonesians soon, but officials say no Europeans or Australians will face the firing squad in the third round of executions under President Joko Widodo. Indonesia sparked international […]
KUALA LUMPUR , Malaysia (AFP) — A Malaysian court has convicted three locals and 14 Filipinos of terror-related offences, some punishable by death, following an armed incursion that left scores dead and paralyzed a remote corner of Borneo for weeks, a lawyer said Monday. The 2013 siege, inspired by a self-proclaimed Filipino sultan who tried to resurrect long-dormant land claims, saw clashes between Malaysian forces and some 200 Filipino militants who had arrived by boat […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — At least 19 people were killed in Japan when a knife-wielding man went on a rampage at a care centre for the mentally disabled early Tuesday, officials said. Another 25 were wounded, 20 of them seriously, in the attack in Sagamihara city, 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of Tokyo, a local fire department spokesman said. A 26-year-old man who said he was a former employee of the centre later turned himself in […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Some 15 people died and 45 were injured at a care center for the disabled in Japan Tuesday when a former employee went on a knife rampage before turning himself in to police, officials and media said. The attack began when the man, aged in his 20s, entered the facility in the early hours of the morning, police said. He later appeared at a nearby police station and admitted to officers: […]
